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mistrial

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S T R AY1 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M IH1 S T R AY2 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A trial that is prematurely ended upon being declared invalid because of an error in procedure, or because of a hung jury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a trial that is invalid or inconclusive

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trial

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English trial English mistrial From mis- + trial.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 無效審判 /无效审判 (wúxiào shěnpàn) — invalid trial
  • Dutch: nietig geding — invalid trial
  • Esperanto: neniigita proceso — invalid trial
  • Finnish: rauennut oikeudenkäynti — invalid trial
  • French: avortement de procès — invalid trial
  • French: procès avorté — invalid trial
  • French: procès nul — invalid trial
  • French: nullité de procès — invalid trial
  • German: Verfahrenshindernis — invalid trial
  • Polish: unieważnienie procesu — invalid trial
  • Portuguese: julgamento nulo — invalid trial
  • Spanish: juicio nulo — invalid trial